Rishi Sunak says the UK government is fully committed to releasing Alaa Abdel Fattah
On Sunday, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sent a letter to the family of jailed political activist Alaa Abdel Fattah saying his government was fully committed to resolving Abdel Fattah’s case and that he remains a priority for them, both…
CIHRS and five human rights groups express concern over Alaa Abdel Fattah
Six human rights groups have warned of the repercussions of the authorities’ continued intransigence in releasing Egyptian-British political activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, who started a total hunger strike last week. In a joint statement, they stressed that the Egyptian authorities’…
Egypt’s non-oil private sector still within the contractionary range since 2020
Purchasing Managers’ Index of Standard and Poor’s Global recorded a slight increase at 47.7 points last October against 46.6 last September but remained within the contractionary range since December 2020. A state of pessimism dominated the non-oil private sector companies,…
Academics, parliamentarians, and activists from 80 countries call for releasing political prisoners in Egypt
On Thursday, more than 321 organizations, 1,079 academics, parliamentarians, and activists from 80 countries signed a petition calling for the release of political prisoners in Egypt, coinciding with the COP27 climate conference. They demanded the immediate and unconditional release of…
Nobel laureates demand releasing political prisoners in Egypt ahead of COP27
On Wednesday, 15 Nobel laureates demanded releasing opinion prisoners in Egypt, including the well-known blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah before COP27, which will start next Sunday in Sharm Al-Sheikh. “We urge all representatives of governments, environmental groups and business to use…
EU gives Egypt €80 million-worth grant for maritime border monitoring equipment
The Refugees Platform in Egypt has criticized the lack of details on the European Union granting the Egyptian government €80 million to purchase maritime border monitoring equipment. The rights group said that there is a lack of details about the…
The IMF deal is not enough to skip Egypt’s financial predicament
Since the beginning of the year, the Egyptian government has sought a new loan from the International Monetary Fund to alleviate the effect of the acute financial plight the country suffers from. Initial reports forecasted a USD 10-15 billion deal…
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